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10 Heller Obritzberg
| Issuer | Gemeinde Obritzberg (Municipality of Obritzberg) |
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| Value | 10 Hellers (0.10) |
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| Reverse description | Pale blue-green guilloche underprint covers the entire field, with stylised foliate scrollwork forming a decorative border. The issuer's name in Gothic blackletter is printed in dark brown across the upper portion, separated from the large central denomination numeral and text by a small ornamental scroll device. The printer's imprint appears in small capitals at the foot of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | Gemeinde Obritzberg, N.=Oe. 10 Heller Sommer, St Pölten |
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Obritzberg is a small village in Lower Austria, and this 10 Heller note is a product of the Notgeld wave that swept Austrian municipalities during and after World War One, when small-denomination coinage vanished from circulation almost entirely due to hoarding and metal requisitioning. Thousands of Gemeinden across Austria issued their own emergency scrip, most printed by regional firms — Sommer in St. Pölten being a typical provincial contractor for this area.
The Jaksch/Pick JPR series catalogues these Austrian local issues systematically, though surviving examples from tiny communities like Obritzberg remain genuinely scarce simply because print runs were small and redemption was expected to be total.